A Food Safety Recall Alert Has Been Issued:
Peterson Company is recalling Ricotta Salata Frescolina brand cheese that came from its supplier Forever Cheese of Long Island City, NY. Forever Cheese recalled this cheese product due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
For more information on the food safety recall, read the Department of Human Health and Services Recall Alert: Peterson Company Recalls Ricotta Salata Frescolina Brand Cheese for Possible Health Risk in 2 states.
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